I’ve been sitting here staring at this blank page for over an hour unable to start this review because every time I try I either 1) get all choked up or 2) I deem the lines I’ve written unworthy of this book and delete them. Why did I read this book: I’ve heard nothing but good things about Sara Zarr’s books and I was in the mood for a good contemporary novel (Hee who am I kidding? I am always in the mood for a good ContempYA these days). How did I get this book: Review Copy from the Publisher via NetGalley But can giving up a child be as easy as it seems? And will she ever be able to find someone to care for her, too?Ĭritically acclaimed author and National Book Award finalist Sara Zarr delivers a heart-wrenching story, told from dual perspectives, about what it means to be a family and the many roads we can take to become one. So when Mandy becomes pregnant, she knows she wants a better life for her baby. Mandy Kalinowski knows what it’s like to grow up unwanted–to be raised by a mother who never intended to have a child. With her world crumbling around her, can Jill come to embrace a new member of the family? You can’t lose one family member and simply replace him with a new one, and when her mom decides to adopt a baby, that’s exactly what it feels like she’s trying to do. But ever since her dad died, she’s been isolating herself from her boyfriend, her best friends–everyone who wants to support her. Jill MacSweeney just wants everything to go back to normal.
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